SXSW EDU 2020
Game Dev as a Gateway to Tech Learning and Careers
Description:
In an environment where all roads lead to Texas for game development and the broader tech industry, students face a range of often confusing choices as to what types of education programs will prepare them for a long-lasting career. This panel of Texas-based game educators discuss their unique curricular approaches to games education, what sorts of students are best suited to further instruction in the field and eventual professional development, and what types of "soft skills" they develop.
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Takeaways
- Learn how to recognize game development aptitude in students early, and how to encourage.
- Learn how skills needed for game development can be applied to other fields, and how to inform students about them.
- Gain insight about the transition from student to career, and what graduates need beyond degree requirements.
Speakers
- John Henderson, Program coordinator, HOFT Institute
- Mayet Andreassen, Professor, Texas A&M University, Dept. of Visualization
- Robert Bryant, Director, Game Development Program, St. Edward's University, Austin
- D.S. Cohen, Assistant Professor of Practice, School of Design, University of Texas-Austin
Organizer
John Henderson, Program Coordinator, HOFT Institute
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